Game



* parts hereinafter Patented June 23, 1925'.

- UNITED STATES PATENT'OFFIVCE.

W LLIAM A. CARTER, or YONKERS, NEW roan.

GAME.

Application filed April 23,

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to games and has special reference to a pin gameof the general class of ten pins, duck pins and the like, the game beingplayed, however, with a tethered ball.

The principal and most important object of the invention is to provide anovel and amusing game wherein the object is to knock down pins set atone end of a board by means of a ball tethered to the board with anelastic cord, the board being provided with certain novel hazards forthe purpose of makingthe game more interesting.

With the above and other objects in view as will be hereinafterapparent, the invention consists in general of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings like characters of reference indicate likepa rtsin the several views, and:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the game board in position.

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

In this game, as illustrated, there is provided an elongated game boardhaving 'at one end printed on its upper surface a series of pin spots 11to indicate the proper places to set the pins 12. Close to the middle ofthe board, but between the center line and pin end, there is secured oneend of an elastic cord 13 forming the tether for a ball 14, the otherend of said cord being secured thereto.

Between the point of attachment 15 of the tether to the board and thepin end there is provided a hazard in the form of a trap. This trapbeing made by cutting an opening or hole 16 in the board and being ofconsiderable larger size than the ball 14 so that the ball will readilydrop therein. Between the point of attachment 15 and the players end ofthe board there is arranged a row of hazards, each consisting ofsubstantially semi-circular elastic knob 17. At the 1924. Serial No.708,522.

players end of the board there are provided suitable ornament indicia 18and 19, the

latter taking the form of an arrow pointing centrally down the board.

In playing the game, the pins are set up on the spots 11, the ball 14:is then grasped and drawn back to the players end of the board. Aim istaken to one of the pins and the ball is released. The elastic cord willnow cause the ball to fly toward the pins. The ball may either hit a pinand knock it down and remain lying on the surface of the board. withoutstriking a pin or it may strike a pin and come to rest in the trap. Thegame is It may drop into the trap 16 r played by one player manipulatingthe ball until he has brought down all of the pins.

The other player then takes the ball and,

the pins again being set up, manipulatesthe ball until he in turn bringsdown all the pins.

The player who brings down all the pinsin the fewest shots wins thegame.

The hazards entered into the game in this way. Every time the ball dropsinto the trap without knocking a pin down, the player scores two shotsagainst himself in place of one. If he knocks one or more pins down andthen drops into the hazard he scores against himself the two shots abovereferred to and the number of pins brought down. For instance, if aplayer shoots, brings down two pins, and then drops into the trap thecount is made as though he 'had taken four shots.

The hazards 17 serve two purposes. If the ball 14, in its firstmovement, strikes one of these hazards it will not only be diverted fromits aim but it will tend to fly up and drop into the trap 16. However,if the ball does not go into the trap the hazards serve to catch thetether 13 and resist it from dropping in as it rebounds.

It will be obvious that while one method of counting the game has beenhere set forth, various other methods may be employed and rules may bemade whereby a variety of games may be played on the same board.

There has thus been provided an interesting and novel game of the classdescribed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:

. 1. A game comprising an elongated board and a plurality of loosepieces to be set up at one end of said board, a ball, and an elasticcord having one end attached to the ball and the other end attached tothe board and a plurality of loose pieces to be set up at one end ofsaid board, a ball and an elastic cord having one end attached to theball and the other end attached to the board adjacent "its center, saidboard having a series of 7 hazards adjacent the point of connection ofthe elastic cord to the board, said hazards comprising a trap locatedbetween the end whereon the loose pieces are set up and the point ofattachment of the cord and deflecting knobs projecting upwardly "fromthe board between its remaining end and said point of attachment.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WVILLIAM A CARTER.

